Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Dr. Alfred S. Martin Collection, Part 1: United States Postal History continued...

**1870-88 Bank Note Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
127		1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). H. Grill, vertical strip of three, bottom stamp a Jumbo (pulled perf), top stamp light staining, strong grill impression, tied by target and faint town datestamp on cover to Alfred Me., Fine-Very Fine centering and scarce use of 1c 1870 Grill multiple (Image)	E. 300-400	475.00
128		2c Red Brown, Grill (135). H. Grill, horizontal pair, wide balanced margins and perfectly centered, deep rich color and clear grills, tied by segmented cork cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 12" (1873) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red New York and French transits incl. "GB/40c" accountancy and "5" decimes due handstamps, sender's blue circular datestamp, neat file fold, Extremely Fine Gem pair and scarce usage on British Open Mail rate cover to France, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000	650.00
129		15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, perimeter of grill clearly impressed, vivid color, used with 3c Green (147), tied by quartered cork cancels, "Newburgh N.Y. May 2" circular datestamp on registered yellow cover to Plainfield N.J., ms. notation on 15c, faint waterstain, reduced at right giving 3c a straight edge, still Fine and colorful, a scarce use of the 15c 1870 Grilled Issue, with 1978 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for No. 141 on cover is $1,900.00 (Image)	E. 500-750	400.00
130		3c Green, Grill (136). H. Grill, beautiful deep shade with printer's ink smear, tied by perfect bold strike of Nagasaki "X" in Box woodblock cancel on folded cover from Nagasaki to Yokohama, Japan, Pignatel & Co.'s double oval handstamp, sender's ship designation "per 'Golden Age'", receipt docketing indicates Oct. 6, 1873 origin date, tiny erosion spot in file fold VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE INTER-CONSULAR RATE COVER FROM NAGASAKI TO YOKOHAMA WITH THE 3-CENT GRILLED BANK NOTE STAMP TIED BY ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST DISTINCTIVE OF ALL JAPANESE CANCELLATIONS USED ON UNITED STATES STAMPS. This inter-consular usage from Nagasaki to Yokohama should not be confused with Pignatel & Co. covers originating in Yokohama and Hiogo, which we believe are more common (an example from Yokohama realized $3,500 hammer in our Sale 855, lot 19). The distinctive "X" in Box woodblock cancel on this cover is enormously rare, in fact, we have been unable to locate another example in reference books or major past sales of U.S.P.O.'s in Japan. This cover was carried by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Golden Age. Signed Bloch and Hahn. (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	8,500.00
131		7c Vermilion (149). Perfectly centered, tied by full clear impression of Goff-Hursy machine-applied "Pittsburgh, Pa./Aug. 13 3 P.M." framed datestamp and Shield cancel on 1872 cover to Lenzburg, Switzerland, clear strike of "New York Via England & Ostende Aug. 15" transit datestamp, "Via Ostende" and "Insufficiently Paid" straightline handstamps, 3c deficiency indicated in centimes with blue crayon "15", red crayon due marking, Lenzburg receiving backstamp, the cover has been lightly cleaned, some faint toned spots remain around perfs EXTREMELY FINE. THIS SPECTACULAR 7-CENT 1870 NATIONAL COVER IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL BANK NOTE ISSUE USAGES. This is the only recorded 7c Bank Note cover with the scarce Goff-Hursy patented machine cancel with Shield design. Ex Braus, Kaplan and Albert. With 1991 P.F. certificate ("genuine usage") (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500	13,000.00
132		7c Vermilion (149). Used with 6c Dull Pink (159), both have vibrant colors and choice centering, tied by halved cork cancels, bold "Springfield Mass. Feb. 18" double-circle datestamp on American Social Sciences Association corner card cover to Paris, France, red "New York * Paid * Feb. 20" transit and blue "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. 2 Brest 2 * 4 Mars 75" octagonal French receiving datestamp, red "PD" also ties 6c, redirected with address on back, transit backstamps, backflap removed and small tears at top, otherwise Very Fine, a colorful and seldom-seen 6c and 7c combination because 13c rates are unusual in the Bank Note period -- in this case, there was no 13c rate to France (correct rate was 9c at this time) -- ex Braus and Klein (Image)	E. 400-500	375.00
133		12c Dull Violet (151). Vertical pair, deep shade, used with 2c Red Brown (146), tiny tear, cancelled by corks with "Council Bluffs Ioa. 10 Jan." circular datestamp on buff cover to Lund, Sweden, red New York Paid All transit datestamp, red crayon "8", 1871 receiving backstamp, Very Fine and scarce cover to Sweden, accepted as a double 14c NGU rate (as evidenced by "8" credit) despite 2c underpayment (there are no stamps missing) (Image)	E. 500-750	400.00

1870-88 Bank Note Issues

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

127

1c Ultramarine, Grill (134). H. Grill, vertical strip of three, bottom stamp a Jumbo (pulled perf), top stamp light staining, strong grill impression, tied by target and faint town datestamp on cover to Alfred Me., Fine-Very Fine centering and scarce use of 1c 1870 Grill multiple (Image)

E. 300-400

475.00

128

2c Red Brown, Grill (135). H. Grill, horizontal pair, wide balanced margins and perfectly centered, deep rich color and clear grills, tied by segmented cork cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 12" (1873) circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red New York and French transits incl. "GB/40c" accountancy and "5" decimes due handstamps, sender's blue circular datestamp, neat file fold, Extremely Fine Gem pair and scarce usage on British Open Mail rate cover to France, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

650.00

129

15c Orange, Grill (141). H. Grill, perimeter of grill clearly impressed, vivid color, used with 3c Green (147), tied by quartered cork cancels, "Newburgh N.Y. May 2" circular datestamp on registered yellow cover to Plainfield N.J., ms. notation on 15c, faint waterstain, reduced at right giving 3c a straight edge, still Fine and colorful, a scarce use of the 15c 1870 Grilled Issue, with 1978 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for No. 141 on cover is $1,900.00 (Image)

E. 500-750

400.00

130

3c Green, Grill (136). H. Grill, beautiful deep shade with printer's ink smear, tied by perfect bold strike of Nagasaki "X" in Box woodblock cancel on folded cover from Nagasaki to Yokohama, Japan, Pignatel & Co.'s double oval handstamp, sender's ship designation "per 'Golden Age'", receipt docketing indicates Oct. 6, 1873 origin date, tiny erosion spot in file fold

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE INTER-CONSULAR RATE COVER FROM NAGASAKI TO YOKOHAMA WITH THE 3-CENT GRILLED BANK NOTE STAMP TIED BY ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST DISTINCTIVE OF ALL JAPANESE CANCELLATIONS USED ON UNITED STATES STAMPS.

This inter-consular usage from Nagasaki to Yokohama should not be confused with Pignatel & Co. covers originating in Yokohama and Hiogo, which we believe are more common (an example from Yokohama realized $3,500 hammer in our Sale 855, lot 19). The distinctive "X" in Box woodblock cancel on this cover is enormously rare, in fact, we have been unable to locate another example in reference books or major past sales of U.S.P.O.'s in Japan. This cover was carried by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Golden Age.

Signed Bloch and Hahn. (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

8,500.00

131

7c Vermilion (149). Perfectly centered, tied by full clear impression of Goff-Hursy machine-applied "Pittsburgh, Pa./Aug. 13 3 P.M." framed datestamp and Shield cancel on 1872 cover to Lenzburg, Switzerland, clear strike of "New York Via England & Ostende Aug. 15" transit datestamp, "Via Ostende" and "Insufficiently Paid" straightline handstamps, 3c deficiency indicated in centimes with blue crayon "15", red crayon due marking, Lenzburg receiving backstamp, the cover has been lightly cleaned, some faint toned spots remain around perfs

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS SPECTACULAR 7-CENT 1870 NATIONAL COVER IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL BANK NOTE ISSUE USAGES.

This is the only recorded 7c Bank Note cover with the scarce Goff-Hursy patented machine cancel with Shield design.

Ex Braus, Kaplan and Albert. With 1991 P.F. certificate ("genuine usage") (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

13,000.00

132

7c Vermilion (149). Used with 6c Dull Pink (159), both have vibrant colors and choice centering, tied by halved cork cancels, bold "Springfield Mass. Feb. 18" double-circle datestamp on American Social Sciences Association corner card cover to Paris, France, red "New York * Paid * Feb. 20" transit and blue "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. 2 Brest 2 * 4 Mars 75" octagonal French receiving datestamp, red "PD" also ties 6c, redirected with address on back, transit backstamps, backflap removed and small tears at top, otherwise Very Fine, a colorful and seldom-seen 6c and 7c combination because 13c rates are unusual in the Bank Note period -- in this case, there was no 13c rate to France (correct rate was 9c at this time) -- ex Braus and Klein (Image)

E. 400-500

375.00

133

12c Dull Violet (151). Vertical pair, deep shade, used with 2c Red Brown (146), tiny tear, cancelled by corks with "Council Bluffs Ioa. 10 Jan." circular datestamp on buff cover to Lund, Sweden, red New York Paid All transit datestamp, red crayon "8", 1871 receiving backstamp, Very Fine and scarce cover to Sweden, accepted as a double 14c NGU rate (as evidenced by "8" credit) despite 2c underpayment (there are no stamps missing) (Image)

E. 500-750

400.00